Statues and Ministry of Defence in Horse Guards Avenue
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Statues and Ministry of Defence in Horse Guards Avenue
Statues and Ministry of Defence in Horse Guards Avenue
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SC_PHL_01_484_66_8105 (Collage 133566)
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London Metropolitan Archives: LCC Photograph Library
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Statues and Ministry of Defence in Horse Guards Avenue, Westminster, at the junction with Whitehall. The bronze sculpture at the entrance to the street, with a policeman standing in front of it, is of Spencer Cavendish, 8th Duke of Devonshire. He was the leader of three British political parties between 1875 and 1903. It is the work of the sculptor Herbert Hampton and was unveiled in 1911. The northern tetrastyle portico entrance to the Ministry of Defence is flanked by two large statues, Earth and Water, by the sculptor Sir Charles Wheeler. Similar figures representing Air and Fire were intended to be installed at the south end of the building, but were never constructed. There are cars, lorries and pedestrians in this picture. The neoclassical main building of The Ministry of Defence, built between 1938 and 1959, is Grade I listed; list enry number 1278223.
Statues and Ministry of Defence in Horse Guards Avenue, Westminster, at the junction with Whitehall. The bronze sculpture at the entrance to the street, with a policeman standing in front of it, is of Spencer Cavendish, 8th Duke of Devonshire. He was the leader of three British political parties between 1875 and 1903. It is the work of the sculptor Herbert Hampton and was unveiled in 1911. The northern tetrastyle portico entrance to the Ministry of Defence is flanked by two large statues, Earth and Water, by the sculptor Sir Charles Wheeler. Similar figures representing Air and Fire were intended to be installed at the south end of the building, but were never constructed. There are cars, lorries and pedestrians in this picture. The neoclassical main building of The Ministry of Defence, built between 1938 and 1959, is Grade I listed; list enry number 1278223.
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